West Mercia Police shut down an illegal rave of around 70 people in Teflord’s Granville Country Park on Saturday evening just after 8pm, with the group of partygoers telling officers they are “sick of self-isolation”.
Police said a DJ was playing and the outdoor event “appeared to be pre-planned”.
Read this next: How illegal rave crews are using custom apps to avoid the police
Alongside the hashtag #hangYourHeadsInShame, in a tweet on the @TelfordCops Twitter account, the police said: "We have worked so hard and sacrificed so much and this group decide it doesn't apply. I'm shocked that people would care so little.”
We are attending a mass gathering/rave at the Granville park. I'm told 70 people here! We have worked so hard and sacrificed so much and this group decide it doesn't apply. I'm shocked that people would care so little. #hangYourHeadsInShame pic.twitter.com/VygsMcjLyF
— Telford Cops (@TelfordCops) May 16, 2020
No action was taken against the group other than dispersal, with the police additionally stating: “We dont fine unless there is no other action open. We engage and explain. We asked the group to disperse and they did. We would ask anyone who is thinking of organizing one of these events to think of the bigger picture. Please refer to the government guidelines”.
Read this next: 20 iconic illegal rave photos
Just to clarify. We dont fine unless there is no other action open. We engage and explain. We asked the group to disperse and they did. We would ask anyone who is thinking of organizing one of these events to think of the bigger picture. Please refer to the government guidelines
— Telford Cops (@TelfordCops) May 17, 2020
[Via:]
Patrick Hinton is Mixmag's Digital Features Editor, follow him on Twitter
Read this next: Get the best of Mixmag direct to your Facebook DMs